The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... instances he appears to have trusted too much to Buffon , who , with all his theoretical ingenuity and extraordinary eloquence . I suspect had little actual information in the science on which he wrote so admirably . For instance , he ...
... instances he appears to have trusted too much to Buffon , who , with all his theoretical ingenuity and extraordinary eloquence . I suspect had little actual information in the science on which he wrote so admirably . For instance , he ...
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... instance , may print the Odes of Horace alone . " He seemed to be in a more indulgent humour , than when this subject was discussed between him and Mr. Murphy . When we were at tea and coffee , there came in Lord Trim- lestown , in ...
... instance , may print the Odes of Horace alone . " He seemed to be in a more indulgent humour , than when this subject was discussed between him and Mr. Murphy . When we were at tea and coffee , there came in Lord Trim- lestown , in ...
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... instances , and goes through life without having it perceived ; -for example , a madness has seized a person , of ... instance , -if a woman should continually dwell upon the subject of the Arian heresy . " " No man speaks concerning ...
... instances , and goes through life without having it perceived ; -for example , a madness has seized a person , of ... instance , -if a woman should continually dwell upon the subject of the Arian heresy . " " No man speaks concerning ...
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